Behavioural defenses of the honey bee ecotype from Sjenica - Pester against Varroa destructor

Acta Veterinaria

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 69-82

  Stanimirovic Z ^a   Stevanović, Jevrosima ^a   Cirkovic D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b Rep Min of Agric and Water Mgmt

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Behavioral defense (hygienic and grooming behaviours); Syenichko Peshterski honey bee ecotype; Types of mite damages; Varroa destructor

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BREED; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROOMING; HONEYBEE; HYGIENE; MITE; NONHUMAN; ORGANISM COLONY; REARING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 17844398712     PISSN: 05678315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/avb0501069s     Document Type: Article

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